Project Engineer at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• We at RCL Foods have recently relaunched our purpose to “We Grow What Matters”.
• We are a deeply rooted South African business and we believe our country will thrive when we collectively grow what matters.?
• Our purpose is anchored in a culture of empowerment and accountability, with uncompromising integrity at its heart. ?We are inspired by our unwavering commitment to "Grow What Matters,", placing People, Growth and Sustainability at the forefront of everything we do.
• We have the opportunity within our Engineering  function for a Project Engineer.
• With our new RCL purpose of ‘We Grow What Matters”, the key purpose of this role is to identify, plan, implement, commission, train and audit of projects of a capital, engineering, maintenance and process improvement nature for the assigned bakeries.To develop, implement and sustain performance tracking systems and practices. To identify loss areas across the manufacturing and distribution processes within the assigned bakeries and then to devise and implement projects to improve profitability.

Minimum Requirements

• BSc/BEng/BTech Engineering degree
• Project Management Qual/Cert
• General understanding/exposure to mechanical, electrical, control and instrumentation and processing technology in a bakery environment
• Five years experience in a similar role
• Significant maintenance/project engineering experience in bread and rolls and buns manufacturing
• Highly proficient in bakery technology

Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Requirements 

• Capital and Maintenance Projects Overview
• Take responsibility for the identification, planning, implementation, commissioning, training and auditing of projects of a capital, engineering and maintenance nature.
• To interpret the capital project requirements within the manufacturing and distribution strategies (5 year) and implement the required projects.
• Generating and maintaining project milestone charts with work breakdown structure using Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Gantt charts.
• Compiling capital expenditure proposals
• Profitability Improvement Projects
•  Shared responsibility for the identification of the profitability improvement areas and full responsibility for the identification, planning, implementation, commissioning, training and auditing of projects of process improvement nature
• Project Planning
• Ensure capital expenditure is focused on reducing plant down- time and improving efficiencies of bakery equipment.
• Project management
• To maintain an annual program for all bakeries for CAPEX or Major maintenance projects whereby;
• The scope of each project is adequately detailed in the pre-authorisation phase to obtain budgetary details for financial planning.
• Bakery Visitation
• Visit bakeries regularly during which audits, tracking and updates will take place.
• Personally lead CAPEX or major maintenance project work by being at the bakery concerned.
• Personally lead all equipment commissioning and hand-over processes at the bakery concerned.
• Safety, Health and the Environment and Risk Management
• Matters of Safety, Health and the Environment must receive the necessary focus and will be managed such that compliance is achieved.
• Identify requirements for business continuity planning and risk management practices arising from use of assets across bakeries.
• Food Safety and Quality Management System
• All engineering work must be carried out in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices as this will form part of the foundation element of the Food Safety and Quality Management System.
• Financial Management
• Budgeting and cost control of CAPEX and major maintenance projects.
• Contract Management
• A series of key contracts will be managed through the proper use of written and approved contracts with service level agreements for fixed periods.